Children of Paradise
A devoted mime fights to claim the heart of his beloved actress amid a tangled web of rival lovers—a pretentious actor, a cunning thief, and an aristocratic count—each determined to possess her in 19th‑century Paris’s cut‑throat theatrical world.
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Synopsis
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
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A crew of 57+ credited
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Edited by Henri RustShot by Roger HubertScored by Maurice ThirietDesigned by Leon Barsacq
Box Office
1945 · Box office
Grossed $1K worldwide
Worldwide gross
$1K
Re-release box office
- 20122 theaters
- $61K($88K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Kinder des Olympde
- Children of Paradiseen
- Amanti perdutiit
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Cast & Crew
57 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Arletty
as Claire Reine, dite Garance
Jean Louis Barrault
as Baptiste Debureau
Pierre Brasseur
as Frédérick Lemaître
Pierre Renoir
as Jéricho
Maria Casares
as Nathalie
Gaston Modot
as Fil de Soie
Fabien Loris
as Avril
Marcel Peres
as Le directeur des Funambules
Palau
as Le régisseur des Funambules
Etienne Decroux
as Anselme Debureau
Marcel Herrand
as Pierre-François Lacenaire
Louis Salou
as Édouard comte de Montray
Supporting cast
36Jane Marken
as Mme Hermine
Marcelle Monthil
as Marie
Louis Florencie
as Le gendarme des 'Adrets'
Habib Benglia
as L'employé des bains turcs
Rognoni
as Le directeur du Grand Théâtre
Jacques Castelot
as Georges
Paul Frankeur
as L'inspecteur de police
Albert Remy
as Scarpia Barrigni
Robert Dhery
as Célestin
Pierre Palau
as Le régisseur des Funambules
Auguste Boverio
as Le premier auteur de "L'auberge des Adrets"
Paul Demange
as Le deuxième auteur de "L'auberge des Adrets"
Lucienne Legrand
as La première jolie théâtreuse
Maurice Schutz
as L'encaisseur agressé par Lacenaire
Joe Alex
as (uncredited)
Nicolas Bataille
as Extra (uncredited)
Gerard Blain
as (uncredited)
Bill Bocket
as (uncredited)
Albert Broquin
as (uncredited)
Jacques Josselin
as (uncredited)
Paul Temps
as (uncredited)
Michel Vadet
as (uncredited)
Roger Vincent
as (uncredited)
Rivers Cadet
as Un bourgeois (uncredited)
Jean Carmet
as Un spectateur au paradis des Funambules (uncredited)
Jean Diener
as Le troisième auteur de "L'Auberge des Adrets" (uncredited)
Guy Favieres
as Un encaisseur agressé par Lacenaire (uncredited)
Jean Gold
as Le deuxième dandy (uncredited))
Gustave Hamilton
as Le concierge du Grand Théâtre (uncredited)
Jean Lanier
as Iago - dans la représentation d' "Othello" (uncredited)
Leon Larive
as Le concierge des Funambules (uncredited)
Marcel Melrac
as Un gendarme (uncredited)
Andre Numes
as L'homme qui se fait voler sa montre (uncredited)
Raphael Patorni
as Un dandy (uncredited)
Lucien Walter
as Le marchand de billets (uncredited)
Cynette Quero
as La deuxième jolie théâtreuse (uncredited)
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